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re: Pros/Cons - Cost/Benefit of Foreign Military Bases

Posted on 1/6/20 at 3:02 pm to
Posted by ShortyRob
Member since Oct 2008
82116 posts
Posted on 1/6/20 at 3:02 pm to
quote:

CATO thinks that the system is outdated
I agree.

And have for a loooooooong time
Posted by Jbird
Shoot the tires out!
Member since Oct 2012
90554 posts
Posted on 1/6/20 at 3:42 pm to
Correct Diego is needed. Geez can't believe I forgot that little slice of heaven.
Posted by AggieHank86
Texas
Member since Sep 2013
44345 posts
Posted on 1/6/20 at 4:10 pm to
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Correct Diego is needed. Geez can't believe I forgot that little slice of heaven.
The good thing about DG is that it does not involve a lot of people, and there is a distinct lack of unhappy locals.
Posted by IceTiger
Really hot place
Member since Oct 2007
26584 posts
Posted on 1/6/20 at 4:21 pm to
Since logistically, I've helped move entire AF wings to war...

Yeah, we can act/react anywhere within 3 days...OR FASTER, if we just need a 1-off strike...

Posted by IceTiger
Really hot place
Member since Oct 2007
26584 posts
Posted on 1/6/20 at 4:22 pm to
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good thing about DG is that it does not involve a lot of people, and there is a distinct lack of unhappy locals


It's a geopolitical diamond...
Posted by AggieHank86
Texas
Member since Sep 2013
44345 posts
Posted on 1/6/20 at 6:14 pm to
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quote:

Diego Garcia.
It's a geopolitical diamond..
in the rough.
Posted by BoarEd
The Hills
Member since Oct 2015
38862 posts
Posted on 1/6/20 at 7:18 pm to
It will be interesting to see how the US decides to handle this stuff in the future.

The way I see it is eventually we won't even have soldiers. I know people like to think there will always be a necessary human element for judgment calls or whatever, but I'm not so sure.

As we build more, and better, drones and with the introduction of the Space Force, I can easily see a time coming when we start shutting down military bases in foreign countries. They'll be unnecessary.
Posted by RCDfan1950
United States
Member since Feb 2007
39654 posts
Posted on 1/6/20 at 7:22 pm to
Space Bases likely more efficient. Not necessarily healthy for the Human Species.
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